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An attempt has been made in this paper to examine the impact of international remittances on poverty and income … inequality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In carrying out the study, 34 SSA countries for which relevant data are available …, between 1980 and 2009, were sampled for the poverty analysis whilst a sample size of 36 was used in the remittances …
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, then in presence of strong social inequality, poor families tend to consume more conspicuous goods in order to hide their …
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In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the …, income inequality is perceived more negatively with increased perceived fairness, due to the need for unexpected policy …
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We argue that perceived fairness of the income generation process affects the association between income inequality and … income redistribution. Income inequality is predicted to have a more favorable impact on subjective wellbeing for individuals … differences in individual tolerance for income inequality, and the predicted influence of actual fairness. …
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In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
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In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008557081
?; (c) What are the determinants of migration?; (d) What is the impact of remittances on poverty, inequality, and … can be expected in the future?; (b) To what extent does migration increase per capita income and thereby reduce poverty …
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This study estimates the impact of income remittances on poverty rates by estimating household income under the counter … migration intensity. Findings indicate that the ability of remittances to reduce poverty levels varies between groups, and … across differing poverty thresholds. I find that remittances generally tend to reduce poverty in recipient communities …
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This paper investigates physiological responses to perceptions of unfair pay. In a simple principal agent experiment agents produce revenue by working on a tedious task. Principals decide how this revenue is allocated between themselves and their agents. In this environment unfairness can arise...
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evidence on the effect of remittances on poverty in an unbalanced panel of 40 high remittances economies. The endogeneity issue …, driven by the possibility that remittances and poverty may have bidirectional causality, is tackled by a system estimation … poverty. On the other hand, remittances decline with the wake of widespread poverty. There is consistent evidence that …
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